Jesus Loves Me

Shared by my friend Judy:

While watching a little TV on Sunday instead
of going to church, I watched a Church in Atlanta
honoring one of its senior pastors who had been retired many
years. He was 92 at that time and I wondered why the
Church even bothered to ask the old gentleman to preach at that age.

After a warm welcome, introduction of this
speaker, and as the applause quieted down he rose from his
high back chair and walked slowly, with great effort and a
sliding gate to the podium. Without a note or written paper of
any kind he placed both hands on the pulpit to steady himself
and then quietly and slowly he began to speak....

'When I was asked to come here today and talk
to you, your pastor asked me to tell you what was the
greatest lesson ever learned in my 50 odd years of preaching. I
thought about it for a few days and boiled it down to just one thing
that made the most difference in my life and sustained me
through all my trials. The one thing that I could always rely on when
tears and heart break and pain and fear and sorrow paralyzed me... the
only thing that would comfort was this verse.........

'Jesus loves
me this I know.

For the Bible tells me so.

Little ones to Him
belong,

we are weak
but He is strong.....
Yes, Jesus
loves me...
The Bible
tells me so.'

When he finished, the church was quiet.
You actually could hear his footsteps as he shuffled back to
his chair. I don't believe I will ever forget it

A pastor once stated, 'I always noticed that it was the
adults who chose the children's hymn 'Jesus Loves Me' (for the
children of course) during a hymn sing, and it was the adults who sang
the loudest because I could see they knew it the best.'

Here is a new version just for us who have
white hair or no hair at all. For us over middle age (or even
those almost there) and all you others, check out this newest version
of Jesus Loves Me.

JESUS LOVES ME

Jesus loves
me, this I know,

Though my hair is white as snow

Though my sight is
growing dim,

Still He bids me
trust in Him.

CHORUS :

YES, JESUS LOVES ME..
YES, JESUS LOVES ME..
YES, JESUS
LOVES ME FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO.

Though my steps are
oh, so slow,

With my hand in His I'll go

On through life, let come what may,
He'll be there to lead
the way.

(CHORUS)

When the nights are
dark and long,
In my heart He puts a song.
Telling me in words so clear,

'Have no fear, for I am near.'

(CHORUS)

When my work
on earth is done,
And life's victories
have been won.

He will take me home above,

Then I'll understand His love

(CHORUS)

I love Jesus, does He know?

Have I ever told Him so?
Jesus loves to
hear me say,

That I love
Him every day.

(CHORUS